HC Deb 17 June 2004 vol 422 cc1069-70W
Adam Price

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the freedom of information rules are governing access to completed reports of the Special Investigation Branch in which no further action is recommended. [158885]

Mr. Ingram

[holding answer 4 March 2004]: From 1 January 2005 any request for information held by the Ministry of Defence will be considered in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act. A number of exemptions might apply to information contained in Royal Military Police Special Investigation Branch reports, and requests will therefore need to be given case-by-case consideration.

Adam Price

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the average length of Special Investigations Branch investigations was in the last five years; and in what proportion of cases action was taken. [158862]

Mr. Ingram

The information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.